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Latest Updates

30th October 2020

Vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) is a repeatable radiographic measurement for quantifying left atrial size and does not appear to be affected by bodyweight, age or sex ...read more

22nd October 2020

In dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion, an intravenous injection of morphine does not affect the modified Frankel score after 30 min compared with the pre-injection value ...read more

19th October 2020

A new protocol based on the i/m administration of insulin lispro was shown to be effective and safe for the treatment of DKA in dogs but further studies are required to validate the treatment protocol ...read more

19th October 2020

In dogs with Status epilepticus (SE) or cluster seizures presented to a teaching hospital, first seizure outside the defined idiopathic interval of 6mths to 6 years, absence of previous antiepileptic drug therapy in a dog with a history of seizures and hyperthermia at presentation were associated with a poor outcome ...read more

12th October 2020

Doberman Pinschers with overt dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) have shorter survival times and higher risk of cardiac-related death than those without AF ...read more

12th October 2020

Dry-needle acupuncture performed prior to surgery helps to decrease perioperative analgesic use and to may improve the quality of perioperative analgesia in dogs undergoing thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy for intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) ...read more

5th October 2020

Transpalpebral ultrasonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter is a non-invasive, low cost method that may serve as an additional tool to help identify cats with intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) where invasive measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) is contraindicated or unavailable ...read more

5th October 2020

90 % of cats with sacrocaudal luxation regained the ability to urinate voluntarily and 87% of cats that regained urinary function did so within the first 30 days. Regaining voluntary urination was significantly associated with neurological grade and the ability to control defaecation ...read more

28th September 2020

An aortic oesophageal fistula (AEF) should be considered in any patient with severe bleeding following oesophagoscopy. A history of haematemesis in a dog with an oesophageal foreign body should raise suspicion of the presence of an AEF and dictate case management accordingly ...read more

21st September 2020

Pneumocolonography (infusion of air into the rectum) is a simple, rapid, low morbidity test that can be done in cases of suspected colonic torsion in dogs. Many cases will show an abrupt tapering of the large bowel but it may be of minimal diagnostic value in mild cases ...read more

21st September 2020

Non diabetic dogs evaluated in the emergency room (ER) with shock or hyperlactataemia had higher blood glucose (BG) values than those with normal perfusion and plasma lactate concentrations suggesting the existence of physiologic stress hyperglycaemia in this species ...read more

14th September 2020

16% of cats administered fresh frozen plasma (FFP) experienced a possible adverse transfusion reaction (ATR) which was mild and had no significant impact on survival. The most common ATR was increased body temperature, followed by dyspnoea/tachypnoea ...read more

14th September 2020

Hyperimmune plasma (HIP) at 10 mL/kg i/v administered to dogs with canine parvovirus (CPV) within the first 6 hours of hospitalisation improves markers for shock during the initial 24 hours of hospitalisation but no effects were observed on duration of hospitalisation or mortality ...read more

7th September 2020

Torasemide was shown to be effective and safe to use in cats with congestive heart failure (CGF) as a first-line and second-line loop diuretic treatment ...read more

1st September 2020

Chocolate and Lilium plants are the most commonly reported potentially poisonous exposures of dogs and cats respectively. Fluorouracil (chemotherapy medication) and bifenthrin (insecticide) were found to have the highest case fatality ratio for dogs and cats, respectively ...read more

1st September 2020

Torasemide is shown to be noninferior to furosemide as first line oral (PO) treatment for new onset congestive heart failure (CHF) caused by degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) in dogs. It also has the advantage of increased owner compliance (due to once daily dosing) and less than half the risk of cardiac death, euthanasia or worsening CHF compared to furosemide ...read more

31st August 2020

Hypotensive dogs and cats with severe azotaemia have lower plasma lactate concentrations compared to hypotensive non-azotaemic dogs and cats which may have implications when using lactate as a guide for resuscitation and vasopressor therapy ...read more

30th August 2020

Report of a serious adverse event of gastrointestinal obstruction in a dog that necessitated enterotomy following routine multidose charcoal granule administration ...read more

27th August 2020

A new technique of endoscopic placement of a 2 step oesophageal/jejunal (OJ) feeding tube is described and can be recommended as a method for early nutritional support in dogs with severe uraemia ...read more

22nd August 2020

Dramatic neurological deterioration following decompressive surgery for intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) in dogs may be associated with the development of poliomyelomalacia secondary to ischemia ...read more

22nd August 2020

Report of successful management of super-refractory status epilepticus in three dogs with a ketamine-dexmedetomidine infusion combined with mild induced hypothermia ...read more

21st August 2020

Clinically relevant dose of hypertonic saline (7.5% NaCl) at 5 ml/kg does not affect whole blood coagulation significantly in healthy beagles ...read more

20th August 2020

Maropitant is effective at inhibiting tranexamic acid evoked emesis in dogs, but nausea may persist ...read more

20th August 2020

FOCUS evaluation of basic cardiac structure and LA:Ao by trained emergency clinicians improved accuracy of diagnosis compared to physical examination in cats with respiratory distress ...read more

19th August 2020

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC ) oxygen therapy may have a role as a non-invasive respiratory support modality that can bridge the gap between traditional oxygen supplementation and invasive mechanical ventilation ...read more

11th August 2020

Application of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy during recovery from anaesthesia, in dogs with obstructive upper airway breathing, may result in improved airflow during times of somnolent obstructive breathing ...read more

8th August 2020

First report to describe the successful use of amiodarone in a cat experiencing persistent ventricular tachycardia, having been resuscitated from cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) secondary to ventricular fibrillation ...read more

30th July 2020

Routine bacterial culturing of acute wounds is unlikely to help predict subsequent wound infection, nor is it likely to accurately guide early selection of antimicrobials to treat wounds that become infected ...read more

28th July 2020

Administration of pregabalin as an adjunctive treatment to opioids results in reduction of post-operative pain behaviour in dogs that have been surgically treated for intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) ...read more

27th July 2020

Azotaemia and the presence of local or secondary complications were significantly associated with death in dogs with acute pancreatitis ...read more

26th July 2020

A positive Spec fPL result indicates that pancreatitis is a probable diagnosis in cats, but the test cannot be used to rule the diagnosis out ...read more

25th July 2020

Approximately 15% of spinal cord injury dogs may develop chronic neuropathic pain which may go unrecognised by the owner ...read more

25th July 2020

Myocardial cell injury, reflected by increased cTnI concentrations and Ventricular arrhythmias are common after European adder (V berus) envenomation in dogs. Prolonged electrocardiography monitoring is advised, particularly where cTnI is increased but arrhythmias appear to be well tolerated in this population of dogs with 92% resolving without anti-arrhythmic therapy ...read more

25th July 2020

Long‐term survival for dogs with surgically managed spontaneous pneumothorax is good and associated with a low risk of recurrence ...read more

22nd July 2020

No single clinical sign, radiographic finding or laboratory diagnostic test can be used to distinguish between feline asthma and chronic bronchitis ...read more

22nd July 2020

Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass (SUB) placement is shown to be an effective short-term treatment option for benign ureteral obstructions in dogs ...read more

20th July 2020

Post operative complications are common in dogs undergoing surgery for intussusception, including a 14% risk of life threatening short term complications ...read more

20th July 2020

In dogs with immune mediated thrombocytopenia (IMT), Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) was shown to be safe and was associated with improved platelet counts and clinical manifestations of bleeding in 3 out of 4 dogs with severe or refractory disease ...read more

18th July 2020

An overnight delay before spinal decompression increases the risk of clinically meaningful deterioration in dogs presenting with grade 3 or 4 thoracolumbar disc extrusion ...read more

15th July 2020

Markedly prolonged anaesthesia might negatively affect recovery in severely affected dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) ...read more

12th July 2020

Acute on chronic kidney disease (ACKD) in cats has a short term outcome comparable to acute kidney injury (AKI) however long term prognosis is guarded (MST 66 days. The presence of weight loss may help differentiate ACKD from AKI ...read more